Development of the Stock Exchange Financial Market in the Russian Federation on the Example of the Moscow Exchange

Abstract

The aim of the article is to evaluate the development of the stock exchange financial market in the Russian Federation and to indicate its basic characteristics. Two segments of this market were analyzed: foreign exchange market and capital market. The research period encompasses years of 2012–2016 and the starting point was the first year of operation of the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) after the merger of two exchanges, namely the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) and the Russian Trading System (RTS). The analysis of turnover and capitalization statistics (in the case of equity and bond markets) as well as the portfolio of financial instruments of the local stock exchange were used as a research method. The following thesis has been adopted in the paper: stock market in Russia, as a result of the strong diversification of its offer, gives investors a wide range of investment opportunities. The structure of the stock market in Russia is different from that seen in developed financial markets in other countries.